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National Museum of American Diplomacy
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330 21st St NW
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Forty years ago, on January 28, 1980, six American diplomats, aided by CIA officer Tony Mendez, successfully escaped Iran by posing as a film crew. Their harrowing escape was immortalized in the 2012 Oscar-winning film “Argo.” Pictured, the six diplomats visited the U.S. Department of State shortly after they returned to the United States.
Did you know poinsettias are named after a U.S. diplomat?
The first U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, botanist, and South Carolina Congressman, Joel Roberts Poinsett, introduced the flower to the U.S. Poinsett visited the countryside of Taxco, Mexico where he became enchanted by the plant's red leaves and later sent it to his South Carolina greenhouse. After his death in 1851, the plant became known as the poinsettia in his honor. Thanks to this diplomat, the Poinsettia is famous around the world.
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